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SAMPLE PAPER
CREST English Olympiad (CEO) Syllabus for CEO is available at https://www.crestolympiads.com/ceo-syllabus
Pattern And Marking Scheme Class
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1 to 4
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5th to 10th
Topic/Section
English Language Achievers Section Grand Total English Language Achievers Section Grand Total
No. of Questions 25 10 35 40 10 50
Marks per Questions
Total Marks
1 2 1 2 -
25 20 45 40 20 60
1. Guess the idiom for the highlighted words: The Manager asked the team to calm down.
a) Get your act together c) Call it a day
b) Pull yourself together d) Wrap your head around something
2. What part of the sentence is the highlighted word: In the film, two of the characters don't achieve their aims. That makes the film rather melancholy, although it's basically a romantic story. a) Interjection, Adjective c) Interjection, Adverb
b) Adjective, Noun d) Noun, Adverb
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CREST Olympiads – A digital initiative to enhance practical knowledge 3. Read the comprehension and answer the question: 20000 years ago, woolly mammoths were found all over Europe. But as time went on, their populations became smaller, and they occupied less and less of the continent, until a few thousand years ago they became defunct. What is the synonym for the highlighted word? a) extant c) abide
b) extinct d) snuffing
4. Complete the sentence using appropriate combination of prepositions: I was _____ Japan _____ two months _________ the winters. a) at, during, for c) at, for, from
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b) in, for, during d) at, for, during
Choose the sentence that has been punctuated correctly:
a) The reporter interviewed, each witness, spoke to the investigating officer, and filed his story. b) The reporter interviewed, each witness, spoke to the investigating officer, and, filed his story c) The reporter, interviewed each witness, spoke to the investigating officer and filed his story. d) The reporter interviewed each witness, spoke to the investigating officer and filed his story.
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CREST Olympiads – A digital initiative to enhance practical knowledge 6. Choose the sentence that uses a connecting word correctly:
a) As you are the the team leader, therefore you should report any discrepancy to your manager. b) Since you are the the team leader, thus you should report any discrepancy to your manager. c) Because you are the the team leader, so you should report any discrepancy to your manager. d) Since you are the the team leader, you should report any discrepancy to your manager.
7. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:
He’s Lincoln. He ____________ the followers. The followers _____________ by him. a) will lead, will be led c) will be led, were lead
b) was led, will be led d) is led, will lead
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CREST Olympiads – A digital initiative to enhance practical knowledge 8. Identify the misspelt words from the options given: a) essayist c) appointments
b) sorrogate d) pragmatism
Achiever’s Section 9. Complete the analogy: If Panacea : Cure then a) Selfish : Compassion c) Rifle : Dagger
b) Contagion : Infect d) Stopwatch: Hasten
10. Choose the best option to fill in the blank:
The people of Egypt were very proud; for they ____________ that they were the first and oldest of all nations. a) to believe c) believed
b) said d) thought of
Answers 1. b) 2. b) 3. b) 4. b) 5. d) 6. d) 7. a) 8. b) 9. b) 10. c)
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